SSC-CGL 2025 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1

Which Article of the Indian Constitution was amended by the 106th Amendment Act to provide 1/3rd reservation for women?

Article 239AA

Article 330A

Article 332A

All of the above

Question 2

Under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), India has unrestricted rights over which set of rivers?

Indus, Jhelum, Chenab

Ravi, Beas, Satluj

Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi

Indus, Beas, Satluj

Question 3

What is the name of the world’s longest expressway tunnel recently opened by China in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region?

Karakoram Mega Tunnel

Pamir Victory Tunnel

Tianshan Shengli Tunnel

Silk Route Express Tunnel

Question 4

By which year does Indian Railways plan to double originating train capacity in 48 major cities?

2027

2028

2030

2035

Question 5

Which of the following Harappan sites is known for a unique water harnessing system and storm -water drainage?

Lothal

Dholavira

Kalibangan

Banawali

Question 6

The PM-PRANAM scheme aims to:

Promote religious tourism

Reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by promoting alternatives

Provide pension to small shopkeepers

Digitalize land records

Question 7

The Battle of Wandiwash (1760) was fought between:

British and French

British and Marathas

French and Dutch

British and Tipu Sultan

Question 8

In Quantum Computing, the basic unit of information that can exist in multiple states simultaneously is called:

Bit

Qubit

Logic Gate

Transistor

Question 9

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the crime of ‘Sedition’ has been replaced by:

Section 150 (Acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India)

Section 302

Section 377

Section 420

Question 10

The ‘Curzon Line’ is the boundary between:

India and Pakistan

Poland and Russia

North and South Korea

USA and Canada

Question 11

Armenia has unveiled a butterfly-based logo for COP17 featuring which endemic species?

Monarch Butterfly

Apollo Butterfly

Erivan Anomalous Blue

Swallowtail Butterfly

Question 12

Who was the first Viceroy of India?

Lord Warren Hastings

Lord Canning

Lord Mountbatten

Lord Dalhousie

Question 13

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell because they produce:

DNA

ATP

RNA

Glucose

Question 14

The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was significant because it:

Established the Supreme Court in Calcutta.

Distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company.

Ended the Company's monopoly over tea trade.

Introduced the Portfolio system.

Question 15

The ‘Ramsar Convention’ is related to the conservation of:

Tigers

Wetlands

Coral reefs

Elephants

Question 16

Who is the author of the famous book “Hind Swaraj”?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sardar Patel

Question 17

Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Hygrometer

Barometer

Ammeter

Altimeter

Question 18

Which gland is often referred to as the ‘Master Gland’ of the human body?

Thyroid

Adrenal

Pituitary

Pancreas

Question 19

Which type of volcanic eruption is characterized by the most explosive activity and high-viscosity lava?

Hawaiian

Strombolian

Plinian

Icelandic

Question 20

The process of ‘Nitrification’ in the nitrogen cycle involves:

Conversion of nitrogen gas to ammonia

Conversion of ammonia to nitrites and then nitrates

Release of nitrogen back into the atmosphere

Absorption of nitrogen by animals

Question 21

Assertion (A): In the Demographic Transition Model, India is currently in the late third stage. Reason (R): Birth rates are falling significantly while death rates have already stabilized at a low level.**

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

Question 22

The value of ‘g’ (acceleration due to gravity) is minimum at:

The Equator

The North Pole

The South Pole

The center of the Earth

Question 23

Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?

Gandak

Kosi

Son

Ghaghara

Question 24

Which layer of the atmosphere contains Ozone Layer?

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Question 25

The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution originally contained how many languages?

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